How To Install libnftnl7 on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnftnl7 on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is libnftnl7
libnftnl7 is:
libnftnl is the low-level library for Netfilter 4th generation framework nftables.
Is the user-space library for low-level interaction with nftables Netlink’s API over libmnl.
There are three methods to install libnftnl7 on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install libnftnl7 Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install libnftnl7 using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install libnftnl7
Install libnftnl7 Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install libnftnl7 using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install libnftnl7
Install libnftnl7 Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install libnftnl7 using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install libnftnl7
How To Uninstall libnftnl7 on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the libnftnl7 package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove libnftnl7
Uninstall libnftnl7 And Its Dependencies
To uninstall libnftnl7 and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove libnftnl7
Remove libnftnl7 Configurations and Data
To remove libnftnl7 configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge libnftnl7
Remove libnftnl7 configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove libnftnl7 configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge libnftnl7
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install libnftnl7 package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
